diff --git a/core/client.js b/core/client.js
index 97f0ae13f..bfecaec04 100644
--- a/core/client.js
+++ b/core/client.js
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ function loadFile(name, id) {
 function load(path) {
 	return fetch((path || url()) + 'view').then(function(response) {
 		if (!response.ok) {
-			throw new Error(response.status + ' ' + response.statusText);
+			if (response.status == 404) {
+				return null;
+			} else {
+				throw new Error(response.status + ' ' + response.statusText);
+			}
 		}
 		return response.json();
 	}).then(function(json) {